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I love it when my daughter comes
home. She makes me do things I don’t want to do—until I do them. Despite going
to the gym twice a week and walking the mile to town twice a week, I spend far
too much time at the computer—and when I have God’s own country just behind the
house.
The day was hot and still, the
fields an eye-burning yellow, and it seemed a million miles from our house and
the computer screen, not the mere ten minutes to walk there. My daughter’s back
in London now, and here I am at the computer conjuring up second hand
experience. Mind you, it's raining today and overly windy.
A vain attempt to keep up with my daughter.
Almost there. Yay!
Distracted.
Daughter gone.
6 comments:
You know I had to look up what rapeseed is actually used for. Ironically, it's even labeled differently in the US vs the UK.
In the US, we use a cross bred version of this plant that removes glucosinolates and erucic acid. While it's all labeled rapeseed oil in the UK, we call it canola.
I know. It has nothing to do with the pretty pictures, but I had to find out why you guys had such vast fields of it. They are pretty, and surprisingly tall. Since I know your daughter is also tall, those plants would probably smother me.
Great for playing hide and seek in though, but if you are right, we might never find you 😀
Stunning pictures...that did make me laugh. Love countryside walks in lovely weather. and it does get you away from the computer screen.
I had an opportunity to visit England a couple decades ago, in May. One of my most vivid memories of the trip is the sight of the rape fields in bloom. Beautiful.
DRC - sorry for late reply. You're right, though and walking beats the gym any day with or without a daughter :)
Hi L D and sorry for the delay in answering. Busy editing. Which parts of the country did you visit? What was the best and worst of your experience - ref the latter, I hope nothing bad.
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